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[–] kulturkampf 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

You know what... I am at work, now, but I think later I need to go and buy a copy of the book to support the author.

I have no idea about the quality of this... and let us even say someone were to say it is a terrible read... We need to consciously all support this & throw our $10 or whatever at it. This is how we build community. This is also how we create a market for more books that deal with our issues.

I wouldn't ever tell someone to donate to a party or a cause whose platform they do not 100% agree with... but when it comes to products like this, I will tell everyone that they should buy it, even if it isn't their cup of tea.

... And, likewise, when you write your book, or promote your artistic endeavor of some kind, I'll also tell people to buy it.

Don't be stingy, guys. Chances are you will absent mindedly buy more coffee, beer, or snacks this week than is the price of this. We desperately need a market and a network of support for people who do these things.

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[–] ATX_1138 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I do this all the time. I bought multiple copies of Colin Flaherty's book. Probably won't read them since it is hard enough just keeping up with his youtube.

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[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

It's actually of surprisingly good quality. A page turner even. I remember Ward mentioning he had blonde daughters too - and I think they were very young at the time. So there's that. The guy may still have a family to support.

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[–] kulturkampf 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Right on.

And you know what.. I am sure that it is almost impossible to truly pay back an artist for 1,000+ hours of work. But as it is art, we cannot think of necessarily calculating this by the hour...

Let's just say that people knew they could consistently make even just $200 from writing their hobby novels. That's a really big bump for most people -- even if you are making $3,000+ USD a month, chances are a lot of that is already tied up. Getting around $200 from this labor enables you to have a fresh set of change to treat yourself to a bottle of fine whiskey and the family to a few extra nice presents at Christmas.

If we can't all show up to buy these books & make someone else's life a tish bit better, we are failing them as a community.

No one is asking to make a full living off of writing books like this -- but a little incentive is bloody necessary. Let's at least give the guy some buys & enough money for a few things to warm his heart and encourage more of the same.

There's no shortage of groups that want your money for some temporary banner or a fund raiser to maintain some website... Those are important, too, but this is really, IMO, something that never gets enough support. If there was a cottage industry of books and products like these, it'd do very well to support us.

I will see if I can get it in hard copy so I can pass it on to someone at Church who is in the potential zone of red pilling. In a very real way, these are high impact, community sourced & funded tools that, if used correctly, can establish a literal market and new inroad for advancing & supporting us.